Who is required to be immunized?

Tennessee requires new full-time enrollees in higher education institutions with enrollments larger than 200 students
to be up to date on immunizations. Full-time means for undergraduates enrolling in
at least 12 semester hours, or equivalent and graduate students enrolling in at least
9 semester hours, or equivalent.

Documentation of one dose of meningococcal vaccine given on or after the sixteenth
birthday

Beginning with the Fall 2013 term, all students under age 22 who are enrolling for
the first time regardless of the level at which the student is matriculating AND who
will be living in on-campus housing, must show proof of adequate immunization against
meningitis prior to assignment. “Adequate Immunization” means students must have been
vaccinated on or after their 16th birthday. On move-in day, those students who have
not previously provided such proof must provide it before they can be allowed to move
in.

Proof of immunity to Measles, Mumps and Rubella may be provided by meeting one of the following criteria:

Date of birth before January 1, 1957

Graduation from a Tennessee high school in 1999 or thereafter

Documentation of two doses of vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella given at
least 28 days apart, excluding doses given earlier than four days before the first
birthday

Documentation of blood test (serology)showing immunity to measles, mumps and rubella.
If any one of the three is negative, two doses of the vaccine must be documented.

A military immunization form or DD214 form will be accepted.

You may provide an official transcript as documentation if you were previously enrolled at a Tennessee public or private college or university
as a full-time student for at least one semester after August 1, 2007.

If you are a full-time online only student, click here to be taken to the exemption form.

The State of Tennessee mandates that MTSU provide information concerning Hepatitis
B infection and Meningococcal disease to all students entering MTSU for the first
time. All new undergraduates and graduate students will need to electronically sign
an acknowledgment form before they can register. This form is located within PipelineMT.
If under 18 years of age, a parent or guardian will have to sign and submit this form.

The form will display if the student is 18 years of age or older and the student will
need to answer both questions and click on the Submit button. Once completed, the
student will get a confirmation page with a link "Return to Registration" which takes
them to the "Add Class" box to enter call numbers.

The message informing a student to print a form from the web will display if the student
is under the age of 18. A parent or legal guardian is required to sign the form and
return to Health Services. This form can be mailed or faxed to 615-898-5004.

This form is required if you would like to request an exemption from the immunization
requirement because it conflicts with your religious beliefs and practices.

Note: A hold is automatically set to prevent a student's registration until the process
is completed. Once completed, the hold automatically removes and the student is clear
to register.There is no need to contact Health Services to remove the hold since everything is
automatic.

Location of immunization records: Adults can have difficulty locating childhood immunization records. You should check
with family members who may have copies of childhood records. You should try to contact
the original immunization provider: if a local health department, contact them directly;
if a private medical office, contact that office. Schools may have copies of immunization
certificates in student files. Children born after the mid-1990's may have records
entered in a state-managed immunization registry; such registries now exist in many
states, but are unlikely to contain information on adults. If records cannot be located,
vaccination is recommended - additional doses of vaccine are not harmful.